Professional Foster Parents
Location
Escondido, CA | United States
Job description
| Job Title: | Professional Foster Parents |
| Department: | Family Services |
Location:
Pay: | Escondido, CA
$1500 a month per minor |
| Reports to: | Program Director |
Position Summary: Children in our care have experienced various levels of trauma experienced in their countries of origin, as well as during their travels to arrive to the United States. It is your responsibility, as a caregiver, to provide the children with a place that they can call home. This is more than just a roof over their head, it is a place where they are looked after and feel happy and comfortable.
Essential Responsibilities : - Providing love and support.
- Being displaced from your home and taken into care of can be very traumatizing for any child or young person. People will surround them they do not know and in a foreign environment. The love and support provided by an understanding and dependable trustworthy adult is an invaluable asset a foster parent can provide for the well-being of the child. It will help them to settle and eventually grow and mature while in your care.
- Attending a childs education.
- Any child you take on, if of your age, attend school at the MarSell Wellness Center. Education is a vital part of a childs development. It is important that being taken into care of does not affect their learning. A foster parent must take an active interest in their foster childs education.
- Attend to a childs health needs.
- It is your responsibility to ensure they have access to medical care when they need it and have adequate transport to get to and from appointments, be that a car or public transport services, while they are at home, in your care. Children placed in care may also have disabilities that require medical attention.
- Managing childrens behavior.
- Challenging behavior can often be an issue with children in care. They may have had negative past experiences of being parented and not be used to responding to instructions. They may also be vulnerable or have had traumatic pasts. It is important that a carer is nurturing, patient and understanding and has a system in place to handle difficult behavior to help the child deal with their situation.
- Encourage contact with family.
- The goal of foster care is to temporarily look after a child until they can return to their birth parents or an identified sponsor. Therefore, a foster parent must promote healthy contact between the foster child and their family and work with MCW to ensure contact is maintained and managed appropriately.
- Attend meetings and be a team player.
- You are not alone as a foster carer. You will work together with the team of MCW to manage all aspects of the childs fostering journey. You will need to attend meetings in your home about the children in your care to ensure they are receiving the correct care for their unique situation. You will also need to be a team player who is happy to keep records and manage confidential information.
- Continue to improve skills.
- Fostering is a learning process. You will always be faced with new challenges as no two children will be alike! The team at MCW provides ongoing training and support including specialist training events. It will be your responsibility to ensure you are interested in improving your skills and becoming the best foster carer you can be, really making a difference to childrens lives.
Education/Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Language Ability: Bilingual in Spanish is preferred. Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Write simple correspondence. Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees.
Mathematical Ability: Add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Compute rate, ratio and percent, and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Reasoning Ability: Apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.
Computer Skills: Proficiency in general office software including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook
Certificates and Licenses: CPR/ First Aid
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